Dionne Gesink

Dionne Gesink is a tenured Professor at the Dalla Lana School of Public Health, University of Toronto. Her work bridges Social Epidemiology, Sexual Health, and Spatial Epidemiology, with a focus on marginalized communities including Indigenous populations and LGBTQ+ individuals.

• Key roles: Associate Dean, Academic Affairs
• Primary teaching responsibilities: GGR433 Built Environment and Health; previously CHL5404 Research Methods I and CHL5129 Introduction to Mixed Methods Research

Her research applies a relational paradigm to study sexual health as a complex system through projects like:

• The Geography of Sex (2016–Present)
• Wellness and the Architecture of Public Health (2021–Present)

Recent publications address:

• Spatiotemporal syphilis outbreak modeling in rural North Carolina
• Healthcare access disparities for LGBTQ+ populations
• Stress reduction interventions for Indigenous women
• Food environment research integrating household dynamics
• Structural inequities affecting sexual minority communities